Ahmedabad vs Cape Town - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ahmedabad Cape Town
🚶 Cost of living one person
$442
$1231
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1064
$2814
🏠 One person rent
$159
$681
🏘️ Family rent
$271
$1180
🍽️ Food expenses
$183
$322
🚐 Transport expenses
$55.3
$124
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$310
$352
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
57
56
😀 Quality of life
58
55
🏙️ Population
7.65M
3.78M

The cost of living in Ahmedabad is 64% less expensive than in Cape Town. Cities ranked 8888th and 4637th ($442 vs $1231) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 16th and 3rd in India and South Africa, respectively. Check India vs South Africa comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Ahmedabad compared to 0.3 months in Cape Town. Ahmedabad ranked 28th best city to live in India vs Cape Town ranked 5th in South Africa, while ranked 6115th and 6312th among best cities to live in the world.

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Ahmedabad Cape Town
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.38
$11.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.1
$46.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.48
$5.16
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.99
$2.9
☕ Cappuccino
$2.08
$2.15
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.42
$1.24
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$145
$761
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$111
$513
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$259
$1355
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$200
$937
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$33.9
$75
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51.8
$116
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$7.39
$43.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.05%
11.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$909
$1957
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$715
$1290
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.23
$1.15
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$5.66
$28.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.89
$10.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.11
$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.73
$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.57
$1.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$2
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.07
$2.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.28
$8.62
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.75
$5.36
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.12
$7.75
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$1.73
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$1.73
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.61
$1.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.42
$1.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$1.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.22
$0.71
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.99
$1.67
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.93
$5.78
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.75
$1.35
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.94
$3.18
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.09
$5.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.77
$3.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.25
$2.2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.01
$1.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$12.9
$43.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.39
$7.86
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$22.9
$37.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.22
$9.69
👖 Brand Jeans
$22.4
$56
👟 Brand Sneakers
$51.6
$120
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$42.7
$228
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1440
$4978

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Distance City Cost of living
23 km or 15 mi Gandhinagar
$407
47 km or 29 mi Nadiad
$375
66 km or 41 mi Mehsana
$382
103 km or 64 mi Vadodara
$374
110 km or 68 mi Godhra
$366
148 km or 92 mi Bhavnagar
$291
200 km or 124 mi Rajkot
$324
206 km or 128 mi Udaipur
$315
208 km or 130 mi Surat
$705
234 km or 145 mi Navsari
$278
256 km or 159 mi Ratlam
$303
299 km or 186 mi Bhuj
$290
314 km or 195 mi Pali
$305
327 km or 203 mi Ujjain
$264
332 km or 206 mi Bhilwara
$328
336 km or 209 mi Indore
$361
343 km or 213 mi Malegaon
$382
343 km or 213 mi Porbandar
$330
359 km or 223 mi Nashik
$350
381 km or 237 mi Jalgaon
$303
385 km or 239 mi Jodhpur
$322
397 km or 246 mi Vasai
$267
407 km or 253 mi Kota
$333
418 km or 260 mi Bhiwandi
$363
424 km or 264 mi Kalyan
$399
430 km or 267 mi Thane
$487
435 km or 270 mi Ajmer
$274
447 km or 278 mi Navi Mumbai
$503
451 km or 280 mi Aurangabad
$349
453 km or 281 mi Mumbai
$705
456 km or 283 mi Mirpur Khas
$395
495 km or 308 mi Bhopal
$366
501 km or 311 mi Hyderabad
$382
519 km or 322 mi Pune
$517
523 km or 325 mi Akola
$297
537 km or 333 mi Vidisha
$334
544 km or 338 mi Jaipur
$387
553 km or 343 mi Nawabshah
$324
560 km or 348 mi Bikaner
$290
571 km or 355 mi Sikar
$335

Cities near Cape Town

Distance City Cost of living
54 km or 33 mi Paarl
$1243
99 km or 62 mi Worcester
$666
371 km or 231 mi George
$857
644 km or 400 mi Uitenhage
$946
662 km or 411 mi Port Elizabeth
$1005
664 km or 413 mi Upington
$746
754 km or 468 mi Makhanda
$814
821 km or 510 mi Komani
$988
833 km or 518 mi Kimberley
$861
845 km or 525 mi Bhisho
$1304
882 km or 548 mi East London
$784
912 km or 567 mi Bloemfontein
$698
950 km or 590 mi Mafeteng
$598
999 km or 621 mi Maseru
$650
1002 km or 622 mi Mthatha
$901
1029 km or 639 mi Teyateyaneng
$533
1030 km or 640 mi Welkom
$762
1034 km or 643 mi Mariental
$948
1092 km or 679 mi Butha-Buthe
$570
1092 km or 679 mi Kroonstad
$808
1113 km or 692 mi Klerksdorp
$762
1135 km or 705 mi Mmabatho
$833
1155 km or 718 mi Potchefstroom
$731
1187 km or 737 mi Rehoboth
$904
1194 km or 742 mi Lobatse
$637
1198 km or 745 mi Kanye
$637
1208 km or 751 mi Vanderbijlpark
$799
1217 km or 756 mi Vereeniging
$706
1231 km or 765 mi Pietermaritzburg
$705
1244 km or 773 mi Soweto
$984
1250 km or 777 mi Rustenburg
$940
1260 km or 783 mi Gaborone
$668
1261 km or 783 mi Molepolole
$607
1261 km or 784 mi Johannesburg
$1082
1267 km or 788 mi Randburg
$890
1269 km or 789 mi Windhoek
$985
1270 km or 789 mi Sandton
$984
1271 km or 790 mi Durban
$892
1277 km or 794 mi Gobabis
$927
1279 km or 795 mi Walvis Bay
$857